A Study Of Wordsworth's Poetry

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of itself in nature, similar to his
desire for his sister in his poem, 'Lines Composed a Few Miles Above
Tintern Abbey', to gain an interest in nature. 'For this, for everything,
we are out of tune;' (8:TW) Wordsworth also makes reference to the Greek
gods of the sea in this sonnet, who are associated with the pristine nature
of the world. The gods represent a time when people were more vulnerable
and exposed to nature, and through adversity have learned to respect nature.
'I'd rather be / A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;' (10:TW) In the sonnet,
he contrasts nature with the world of materialism. He implies that we are
insensitive to the richness of nature, and that we may be forfeiting our
souls. 'We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!' (4:TW)

Like many other Romantic writers, Wordsworth sees in nature an
emblem of God or the divine and his poetry often celebrates the beauty and
spiritual values of the natural world. He seeks to break the pattern of
artificial ...

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